Summary
Bobby Richard Cotton, Jr., was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)(iii), and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii). On August 30, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Cotton a commutation of his sentence.
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Commutation · August 30, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)(iii); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A)(iii)
Original sentence: 262 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (Middle District of Florida).
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